In JK v A Local Health Board [2019] EWHC 67 (Fam), Lieven J had to grapple with the intersection between the… Read more
The MHA, force-feeding and best interests
Category: Best interests
Termination and best interests: the Court of Appeal’s reasons
The Court of Appeal has now given its reasons ([2019] EWCA Civ 1215) for its decision in Re AB to… Read more
Contingency planning and the Court of Protection
In United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust v CD [2019] EWCOP 24, Francis J has grappled with a subject that has… Read more
Birth arrangements, interventions and the art (not science) of capacity
In NHS Trust v P [2019] EWCOP 23, Williams J was asked to endorse the covert carrying out (under general… Read more
Personal welfare deputies – to appoint or not?
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection has outlined a set of principles to govern the appointment of personal welfare… Read more
Medical treatment, best interests, and the desire to live
If proof were needed that Bland has politely been consigned to the history books, it can be found in the… Read more
Reproductive rights and when it is ‘right’ to go to court
University Hospitals of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust v J (Medical Treatment: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 16 concerned whether it… Read more
Will, preferences, amputation – and the need for early involvement of the court
The decision of Lieven J in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust v PW [2019] EWCOP 10[1] is of importance for… Read more
ADRTs, medical obligations and decision-making relation in CANH
In NHS Cumbria CCG v Rushton [2018] EWCOP 41, Hayden J has both given clear endorsement to the BMA/RCP guidance… Read more
Capacity, social media and the internet
In two linked judgments, Re A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2 and Re B… Read more